Biology - General & Miscellaneous, Ecology - General & Miscellaneous, Ecological Management & Studies, Environmental & Ecological Geography
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Overview
This best-selling majors ecology book continues to present ecology as a series of problems for readers to critically analyze. No other text presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the book emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Throughout the book, Krebs thoroughly explains the application of mathematical concepts in ecology while reinforcing these concepts with research references, examples, and interesting end-of-chapter review questions. Thoroughly updated with new examples and references, the book now features a new full-color design and is accompanied by an art CD-ROM for instructors. <P>The field package also includes The Ecology Action Guide, a guide that encourages readers to be environmentally responsible citizens, and a subscription to The Ecology Place, a web site and CD-ROM that enables users to become virtual field ecologists by performing experiments such as estimating the number of mice on an imaginary island or restoring prairie land in Iowa. For college instructors and students.Editorials
Booknews
This text is not an encyclopedia of ecology, and it does not focus on descriptive ecology. Instead, it presents basic issues and theories, with emphasis on the cultivation of experimental techniques to answer ecological questions. The new edition adds material on conservation biology, community organization, and the integration of evolutionary and functional ecology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 7, 1997
Publisher
[New York] : Harper Collins, 1994.
Pages
686
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780065004106